KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 -- Tens of thousands of travellers braved massive queues at all entry points across Malaysia yesterday, after the national immigration system collapsed once again following a major technical glitch.

Immigration officers were left scrambling to clear locals and foreigners manually after all computer-based systems went offline for five hours between 4.30 am and 9.30 am on May 28, The Star reported.

This marks the second major system failure in just over a month; a similar incident left thousands stranded for approximately two hours on April 23.

While many commuters complained of being stuck from as early as 4.30 am, Immigration Department Director-General Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the incident began at about 5.00 am...